Ahead of the June 12, anniversary in comomoration of democracy day, President Muhammadu Buhari will address the nation via a live broadcast by 7:00 am on Sunday.
A statement issued by the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed confirmed the development and said Buhari will address the nation to commemorate this year’s democracy day.
The statement reads, ”As you may recollect, President Muhammadu Buhari, in June 2018, directed that Nigeria’s Democracy Day, marked every May 29, be shifted to June 12 to honour Moshood Abiola, winner of the 1993 presidential election.
“In compliance with the presidential directive, Democracy Day has been celebrated annually on June 12. This year’s celebration will mark the fourth time that the day will be marked on June 12, following celebrations in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
”Following extensive work by an inter-ministerial committee, the following programmes have been scheduled to celebrate the 2022 Democracy Day.”